Ease Your Anxiety With Sedation Dentistry

Sedation dentistry can make dental care easier for you or for someone you love. Dental sedation can help you get basic preventive care or receive the restorative procedures that you need.

Dr. Fuesting and the rest of our team at Advanced Smile Arts knows how valuable our services are to keeping our patients’ mouths as healthy as possible. We also know that coming to the dentist is much more difficult when you are affected by dental anxiety.

It’s OK to feel anxious, but we also want you to know that our dentist in Danville, IL, and the staff at our office will do everything we can to help you manage that anxiety.

Dental sedation is part of our approach because we know it works.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation to learn more about our sedation dentistry and our approach to dental care.

Sedation Dentistry As A First Step

You may not remember how long it’s been since you last visited a dentist, but you may have a vivid memory of why you haven’t gone back.

Dental anxiety can arise from a bad experience. It also may build slowly. If you’ve had multiple cavities, you may come to dread the sound of the drill.

You also may worry that the dentist will be critical of your oral health, or that a needle may be used to during your procedure. If you have a sensitive gag reflex, it’s understandable that dental work could give you anxiety.

Sedation dentistry can help you manage all of those concerns.

We offer two forms of dental sedation in our practice. Dr. Fuesting can help you determine which form of sedation dentistry will be best for you.

The benefits are similar for each, although there are some differences that we will discuss below.

For now, just know that sedation dentistry at Advanced Smile Arts:

▪︎ Help you feel relaxed and remain calm

▪︎ Keep you from remembering the details of your procedure

▪︎ Prevent you from feeling pain

▪︎ Prevent you from gagging

Sedation Dentistry With Nitrous Oxide

This is a fast-acting form of dental sedation. It’s also the lighter of the two forms of dental sedation that we offer at Advanced Smile Arts.

Nitrous oxide can be administered within a matter of minutes. It wears off quickly when your treatment is complete, too.

Nitrous oxide is also known as laughing gas. This is partly because it creates a euphoric feeling when it is inhaled. That leads to a sense of calm and a relaxed state of mind and body.

When you are relaxed, you won’t feel any pain during your procedure. This makes cleanings and other treatments much easier for you to handle.

At the end, you will be back to feeling like yourself within a few minutes when the gas is turned off. You can return to work or home knowing that you did something that makes your mouth healthier.

Nitrous oxide is a great option for anyone with mild dental anxiety.

Oral Sedation Dentistry

Oral sedation or oral conscious sedation is stronger and longer-lasting that nitrous oxide.

At Advanced Smile Arts, this is a two-step process. Dr. Fuesting will give you medication to take the night before your appointment. We know that it can be hard to sleep when you have dental anxiety and you know you have a dental visit scheduled for the next day.

When you arrive at our office, we will provide you will additional medicine (based on your medical history) that will allow you to relax and forget about your treatment or procedure.

In fact, we’ve had patients apologize for missing their appointment because they couldn’t even recall coming to the office.

That does lead us to an important point. You must arrange for a friend or family member to drive you to and from our office if you are undergoing oral conscious sedation.

Dental Care Without Sedation Dentistry?

For some patients, sedation dentistry is a great way to get back into the dentist office. As they become more comfortable, some will step down from oral sedation to nitrous oxide.

Some even go so far as to come in for cleanings without sedation.

You may or may not get to that point. The main thing is that Dr. Fuesting and our staff at Advanced Smile Arts want to help you do the things that you should be doing to keep your mouth healthy for life.

Loved the flowers given to me at the end of my appointment for patient of the week. That was a very nice touch, and let me know that the team was thinking of me even before I was there for the appointment. Awesome care!!

- Teresa B.

Always a good experience.

Going to the dentist is not my favorite thing to do but Dr. Fuesting and his staff always make the visit a comfortable one.

- Mary L.

No more dentist dread!

I no longer dread coming to the dentist! Dr. Fuesting is friendly and makes for a calm, comfortable chairside manner. Deb is great and makes you enjoy coming in for cleanings. They both take the time to answer any questions.

- John D.

Great place for people with anxiety.

Best dentist I have been to! Do to some bad experiences at other dentist, I have a lot of anxiety when I need work done. Dr. Mike and the staff do a great job explaining what they are doing and make you feel comfortable and relaxed.

- Joseph T.

My hygienist is awesome!

I used to hate going to the dentist. Since I have been coming to your office I really don’t mind coming. Everyone is nice and takes time to explain and allow you to ask questions about your appointment.

- Dianna S.

Nap time!

I was a little surprised when my appointment work was “revised” to accommodate a few other items the staff thought should be addressed at the same time. Everything went exceedingly well and I really could have “taken a nap” while they all did their work.

- Steven H.

Best dental team around.

I wish we would have found this office years ago. They are the absolute top of the line. Very professional and high tech. The hygienists are painless, as is Dr Fuesting. He personally called our home at 9pm to check on our son, who had some extractions done earlier in the day. We love this office!!

- John M.

love this dentist office. great with kids. This dentist office is fantastic in customer care. They are wonderful with kids also.

- Amanda H.

If I have to go to a dentist, I’m glad he’s Mike. I’m glad that the staff pays attention to what I’m saying. They make me feel like a person, not just another patient to deal with, and I thank them for that.

- Terry R.

Yipee….I am cavity free!

This office is very professional from arrival to departure. I appreciate the friendliness of all of the staff.